Jinnwoo
{{Short description|British musician, artist and writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jinnwoo
| birth_name = Ben Webb
| birth_place = Leicester, England{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/bright-young-things-10-faces-to-watch-in-2015-9952349.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/bright-young-things-10-faces-to-watch-in-2015-9952349.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent|title=10 faces to watch in 2015 from Maisie Williams to Dane Baptiste|date=31 December 2014}}
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, autoharp
| genre = Folk
| occupation = Songwriter, musician, visual artist, writer
| years_active =
| label = Cargo Records, GFM Records, Names Records
| associated_acts = Georgia Ruth, Kyla La Grange, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, The Rails, Rachael Dadd, Bird in the Belly
| website = {{facebook|Jinnwoo}}
}}
Ben Webb, known by the stage name Jinnwoo,{{cite web|url=http://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/music-reviews/strangers-bring-me-no-light-by-jinnwoo/33465|work=Songwriting|title='Strangers Bring Me No Light' by Jinnwoo|first=Duncan|last=Haskell|date=2 September 2016|accessdate=25 March 2020}} is an English musician, artist, and writer based in Brighton.
Music career
After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP Your Baby in 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2014/05/jinnwoo-folk-radio-uk-video-session|work=Folk Radio|title=JINNWOO – FOLK RADIO UK VIDEO SESSION|first=Alex|last=Gallacher|date=20 May 2014|accessdate=25 March 2020}} as well as featuring on Kyla La Grange's second studio album Cut Your Teeth.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} This led to him being listed as one of The Independent's "10 faces to watch for 2015".
He released his first full-length album, Strangers Bring Me No Light, in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/jinnwoo-strangers-bring-me-no-light|work=Cargo Records|title=JINNWOO 'STRANGERS BRING ME NO LIGHT'|accessdate=25 March 2020}} The album featured guest appearances from the Kyla La Grange, Georgia Ruth, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, Rachael Dadd, Kamila Thompson, Noah Georgeson, The Earlies, and Hannah Peel. The album received critical acclaim from The Independent{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/album-reviews-king-creosote-the-divine-comedy-wretch-32-a7218666.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/album-reviews-king-creosote-the-divine-comedy-wretch-32-a7218666.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent|title=Album reviews: King Creosote, The Divine Comedy, Wretch 32...|first=Andy|last=Gill|date=31 August 2016}} and Songwriting magazine.
In July 2016 he performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/what-s-on/music/even-more-artists-added-to-cambridge-folk-festival-2016-1-4558806|work=Cambs Times|title=Even more artists added to Cambridge Folk Festival 2016|first=Ben|last=Jolley|date=1 June 2016|accessdate=27 March 2016}} Later that year, he released a live EP, Ozzy Wood. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for The Independent, described the recording as "exquisite".{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/jinnwoo-unveils-ozzy-wood-ep-ahead-of-debut-album-release-exclusive-stream-a7218411.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/jinnwoo-unveils-ozzy-wood-ep-ahead-of-debut-album-release-exclusive-stream-a7218411.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent|title=Jinnwoo unveils 'Ozzy Wood' EP ahead of debut album release - exclusive stream|first=Roisin|last=O'Connor|date=1 September 2016}} He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called Bird in the Belly. They released their debut album The Crowing in March 2018. It was album of week in the Daily Express, who also labelled it "Folk album of the year".{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/937027/bird-in-the-belly-the-crowing-album-reviews-kacey-musgraves-bettye-lavette-kirs-barras|work=The Daily Express|title=Album of the week: Bird in the Belly - The Crowing|first=Martin|last=Townsend|date=26 March 2018}}
In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons (a collaboration with Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Burd Ellen) released an eponymous album consisting of a capella singing.{{cite web|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2019/06/video-premiere-green-ribbons-garden-song|work=Folk Radio|title=VIDEO PREMIERE: GREEN RIBBONS – GARDEN SONG|first=Alex|last=Gallacher|date=7 June 2019|accessdate=25 March 2020}}
On the 23 April 2021, Jinnwoo announced the released of his new single "Milk", via :Charlie Andrew's label Square Leg Records.{{Cite web|url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/one-liners-boomtown-fair-bugzy-malone-my-chemical-romance-more/|title = One Liners: Boomtown Fair, Bugzy Malone, My Chemical Romance, more | Complete Music Update}} The single was track of the day on Folk Radio UK,{{Cite web|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2021/04/song-of-the-day-jinnwoo-milk/|title = StackPath}} and listed as one of the tracks of the week on God Is in the TV.{{Cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2021/04/26/tracks-of-the-week-141/|title=Tracks of the Week #141|date=26 April 2021}}
Art career
Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today,{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails,{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fair-warning-mw0002630307/credits|work=Allmusic|title= Fair Warning - The Rails - credits|accessdate=25 March 2020}} Kami Thompson{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kami-Thompson-Love-Lies/release/9887819|work=Discogs|title=Kami Thompson* – Love Lies|accessdate=25 March 2020}} and Lisa Knapp.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lisa-Knapp-Till-April-Is-Dead-A-Garland-Of-May/release/10246371|work=Discogs|title=Lisa Knapp – Till April Is Dead (A Garland Of May)|accessdate=25 March 2020}}
Writing
Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood, was published in January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://1111press.com/little-hollywood|work=11:11 Press|title=LITTLE HOLLYWOOD BY JINNWOO|accessdate=25 March 2020}} Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.hp{{cite web|url=https://denniscooperblog.com/mine-for-yours-my-favorite-fiction-poetry-non-fiction-film-art-and-internet-of-2019|work=DC'S - The blog of author Dennis Cooper|title=Mine for yours: My favorite fiction, poetry, non-fiction, film, art, and internet of 2019|date=11 December 2019|accessdate=25 March 2020}}
Discography
=Solo albums=
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| scope="row"| Strangers Bring Me No Light
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| scope="row"| dreamcreatures.
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=Solo EPs=
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| scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title
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| scope="row"| Your Baby EP
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| scope="row"| Ozzy Wood EP
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=Features and appearances=
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| scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title
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| scope="row"| "Never That Young" – Kyla La Grange ft. Jinnwoo
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| scope="row"| "Catfish" – LUUDUS ft. Jinnwoo
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| scope="row"| "Waiting For 'P' to Have a Vision"
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| scope="row"| "How Stands the Glass Around" – Ben Walker ft. Jinnwoo
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| scope="row"| "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" – as part of The Rolling Ramshackle Revue
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| scope="row"| "Cats of Coven Lawn" and "Marcy's Guest House" – as songwriter and backing vocalist
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=Albums with [[Bird in the Belly]]=
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| scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Folk Albums Top 40 :UK Albums Chart |
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| scope="row"| The Crowing
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| scope="row"| Neighbours and Sisters
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| scope="row"| After the City
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=Albums with Green Ribbons=
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| scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title
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| scope="row"| Green Ribbons
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Publications
=Picture books=
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| scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Book details |
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| scope="row"| Little Hollywood
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=Novels=
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| scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Book details |
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| scope="row"| POLO
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References
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